JURIST Staff, US The second Trump administration has thrust the political role of major law firms into the spotlight. Beginning in February, President Trump announced ...

The Peruvian Congress approved Wednesday an amnesty law for members of the Armed Forces, the National Police, and self-defense committees over the age of 80 who were prosecuted or convicted for ...

Saint Petersburg legislators approved a provincial bill Wednesday to introduce fines for 'encouragement of abortions' to purportedly help create a 'safe... family and motherhood informational ...

The UK government announced on Monday that it plans to scrap a Georgian-era law that made 'rough sleeping' a criminal offense. The official statement promised to abolish the 200-year-old statute by ...

The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) issued a statement Wednesday spurring nations to fulfill their obligation ...

A UN expert Wednesday reprimanded Brazil's adoption of a controversial legal doctrine to limit the Indigenous People's land ...

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported on Thursday that forced displacement has doubled globally in the last decade, with a lack of funding to accommodate the increased ...

The Moscow Military Court on Wednesday sentenced in absentia Leonid Volkov, an ally of Alexey Navalny and a former leader of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, to 18 years of imprisonment and a fine of ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral arguments in President Donald Trump's bid to remove his hush money conviction from New York state to federal court on Wednesday. The ...

The European Commission (EC) announced on Wednesday that it is adopting a landmark policy framework aimed at 'protecting marine life and strengthening the blue economy,' pledging an investment of 1 ...

The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement on Wednesday urged Belgium to tackle the issue of ongoing systemic racism against Africans ...

The Sport & Rights Alliance on Wednesday called on the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to take immediate action to safeguard human rights ahead of the 2026 FIFA Men’s ...